Gudmundur Thorisson

Recent publications

Compound heterozygous mutations in UBA5 causing early-onset epileptic encephalopathy in two sisters
Arnadottir G
Jensson B
Marelsson S
et al.
BMC Medical Genetics (2017) 18(1)
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BioMart - Biological queries made easy
Smedley D
Haider S
Ballester B
et al.
BMC Genomics (2009) 10
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363Citations
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Professional experience

Bioinformatics specialist

deCODE genetics

February 2014 - Present

Project manager

ORCID EU

October 2012 - January 2014(a year)

Various roles

Háskóli Íslands - University of Iceland

May 2012 - December 2013(2 years)

Research Associate

University of Leicester

June 2010 - October 2012(2 years)

PhD student

University of Leicester

September 2006 - June 2010(4 years)

Education

PhD, Bioinformatics

The University of Leicester

September 2006 - June 2010(4 years)

BSc, Computational biology and population genetics

Háskóli Íslands - University of Iceland

September 1996 - May 1999(3 years)

Diploma, Natural Sciences

Menntaskólinn á Akureyri

September 1990 - May 1994(4 years)

Research interests

applications of Internet identity in research data sharing.Linked Data publishing Bioinformatics

About

Trained originally as a biologist and obtained a B.Sc. in biology from University of Iceland. Worked professionally as a bioinformaticist for several years, since being hired out of school by Icelandic biotech company deCODE Genetics. Worked for Lincoln Stein at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory until relocating to Leicester, United Kingdom to undertake postgraduate studies. Obtained a PhD from Leicester and worked there as postdoc until relocating back to Iceland in 2012. Worked for the ORCID initiative and University of Iceland until end of 2013. Now work for NextCODE Health, a new spinoff from deCODE.